Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.5° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
N
8
2.1
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.1
N
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
2.1
N
9
1.9
N
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
318
356
416
416
453
510
701
603
497
437
427
437
448
572
599
707
567
374
322
322
227
185
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:29AM2.68m
6:55PM2.48m
7:34AM2.45m
8:04PM2.35m
9:01AM2.34m
9:32PM2.35m
Low Tide
12:38PM1.14m
1:02AM1.19m
1:45PM1.37m
2:30AM1.31m
3:21PM1.44m
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5:41
5:43
5:45
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8:37
8:35
8:32
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
4
6
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10
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11
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